THE LEEDEY STAR, Thursday, June 5, 1942, Page 1, Column 5, Vol. 7, No. 28:
OBITUARYBelle Thressa Arney was born March
15th, 1867 in Marshall County, Iowa. She passed away at Elk City,
Oklahoma, May 26th, 1942.She was married to George F. Sauter in
Audubon, Iowa, April 15th, 1892. To this union was born seven children,
three dying in infancy. Surviving her are: Lester and Willard Sauter of
Leedey, Lee Sauter of Taloga, and Mrs. E. J. Burnett of Leedey. Three
granchildren, four sisters and two brothers.Her husband preceded her in death June
25th, 1936.She united with the Church of Christ
at the age of 18 and lived a consecrated Christian life.Submitted by Patsy Smart

THE LEEDEY STAR, Wednesday, August 30, 1944, Page 1, Column 2, Vol XXXII,
No. 39:
Mrs. Wm. Sauter Passed Away in MissouriJ. H. Arney received word on Tuesday
morning of the death of his aunt, Mrs. William Sauter. she passed away at
Neosho, Mo. E. W. Arney and Mrs. W. F. Barten were
at her bedside when she passed away.Funeral services will be conducted
here at a date to be set later.Mr. and Mrs. Sauter are former
residents of the community and have a number of other relatives here.

THE LEEDEY STAR, Wednesday, September 6, 1944, Page 2, Column 1, Vol
XXXII, No. 40:
OBITUARY, Stella Sophia SauterStella Sophia Sauter was born November
1, 1874 in Audubon County, Iowa, the daughter of E. J. and Lucinda Arney,
both of whom preceded her in death.She united with the Church of Christ
at Liberty, Iowa in young womanhood and remained a devoted Christian all
her life.She was united in marriage with
William Sauter in 1897 and to this marriage was born: Lewis, of Neosho,
Mo., Caira of Clarks, Nebraska, and Lyle who is overseas in the service of
his country.In 1898 she moved with her husband to
Dewey county, Oklahoma, where they homesteaded one mile east of the
present town of Leedey. They moved back to Iowa in 1913 where they lived
until 1935, at which time they moved to Missouri and lived there until her
death on August 29, 1944, at the age of 69 years 9 months and 15 days.Besides her husband and three sons,
she leaves her two daughter-in-laws, Mildred, wife of Lewis and their
children Billie, Joan and Wayne, and Mattie, wife of Caira and their
children Clara Belle, Mardella and Carolyn.Besides the immediate family
mentioned, she leaves surviving her, two brothers and three sisters: E.
c. Arney, Exetrer, Mo., E. W. Arney, Arapaho, Okla., Laura McMurphy of
Audubon, Iowa, Rebecca Barten of Leedey, Oklahoma, and Mattie Lee of
Exetrer, Mo.One sister and two brothers preceded
her in death: Belle Sautr, Alfred Arney and Caira Weston.She leaves also a large number of
nieces and nephews and a great host of friends.She was a kind and loving wife and a
very devoted mother and was dearly loved by all who knew her."It is hard to give her up, but 'twas
worth it to have her."Submitted by Patsy Smart